Fiasco : the American military adventure in Iraq / Thomas E. Ricks.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2006Description: xiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps 25 cmISBN:- 159420103X
- DS 79.76 .R426 2006
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American Learning Resource | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | DS 79.76 .R426 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 9ALRC201100478 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index.
Cutting through the headlines and spin, this is the first book to give us a true picture of the reality on the ground, through the words of the people there - from commanders to intelligence officers, army doctors to ordinary soldiers. Providing eye-witness accounts that contradict the official stories and figures, they give a chilling picture of the deceit, stupidity, wishful thinking, lack of forward planning and total intellectual failure of those behind the invasion. The result is an extraordinary new insight into the plight of ordinary soldiers doing nightmarish jobs, and the real nature of the fighting in Iraq. www.alibris.com
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